# Cautionary Tales - Hardcover

by **Hilaire Belloc** (Author)

First published in 1907 and in print ever since, Hilaire Belloc's _Cautionary Tales for Children_ is a deliciously witty parody of the terribly serious moral tales for children, which were popular in Victorian times.

Terrifying and funny at the same time, and with a true sense of the absurd, Belloc brings us the renowned _Jim, Who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a Lion_ and unfortunate _Rebecca, who slammed Doors for Fun and Perished Miserably._

As well as these stories and many more, this edition includes a selection of mischievous poems from _The Bad Child's Book of Beasts_ and _More Beasts for Worse Children_. This volume includes the original illustrations by Basil Temple Blackwood, known as B.T.B.

### Author Biography

Hilaire Belloc was born in France in 1870. As a child he moved with his mother and siblings  
to England. Still a French citizen he did his military service in France before going to Oxford  
University where he was president of the Union debating society. He took British citizenship  
in 1902 and was a Member of Parliament for several years.

A prolific and versatile writer of over 150 books, he is best remembered for his comic and  
light verse. But he also wrote extensively about politics, history, nature and contemporary  
society. Famously adversarial, he is also remembered for his long running feud with H. G.  
Wells. He died in in Surrey, England in 1953.

**Number of Pages:** 144

**Dimensions:** 0.6 x 6.1 x 3.6 IN

**Publication Date:** March 05, 2024

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